December 10, 2012

December 9, 2012

Nine years ago today I started this blog. Nine. Years. I can't even believe I've been at it this long. Between work and life and Ravelry and other social media, I don't spend as much time here as I intend to or should. Thank you all so much for stopping by, reading and commenting for nine years. It's brought me a lot of happiness.

I knew this one was not really seasonally-appropriate but didn't realize how silly it looked with this shirt until I had Older Son take my picture. I do match the neighbor's siding quite nicely though. This is Diminishing Ribs. I don't love it. The fronts curl badly and the yarn sheds like nobody's business!

Now...I've got to give them the benefit of the doubt that they didn't understand that "Thick Knit," the knitter who created this, er, garment, is a fetish knitter. I've posted a few fetish things before but I try not to get into it too much because, frankly, that which has been seen cannot be unseen, if you know what I mean. I try not to Google fetishes as a general rule.

So a few things I can't understand. How could a business post this on their Facebook page? Why isn't that center panel cabled? And why couldn't he move that bottle of Windex before snapping the picture?

So long as we're talking about sexysexysexy bulky knits I want to gripe about this one too.

If you go to the Craftsy page where the pattern is being sold for a staggering $12.50. You will see that it's a knock off of another designer's work and they even posted a picture of the copied design. You will also learn that the pattern is "LEFT-HANDED PATTERN!!!! Right handed knitters must reverse the cabling in order to achieve the look...This pattern is a size small. Look for more sizes in my Craftsy Pattern Store in the future." So the pattern is a copy, it's written backwards and it only comes in one size and I can purchase more sizes in the future? Where do I send my money?!

December 3, 2012

December 2, 2012

Last week I cast on a plain stockinette, roll-brim hat in some very ancient Shetland DK to knit during a viewing of Argo.* I cast on 100-something stitches on who-knows-what needle and just knit for a long time. Then decreased for the crown and finished it off. I had Wes try it on and while it technically fit him it was loose, floppy, scratchy and not terribly warm. So Saturday I put it in a lingerie bag and threw it in the wash with a load of jeans and then ran it in the dryer for 20-30 minutes to boot. It emerged fluffy, soft, dense and a good size for an adult. Like me.

I put it on to take a photo but wore it all day. It's lovely. I have a big bag of more of the same yarn. I can make a whole pile of these.

*It was excellent, by the way. Very well done with an authentic feel, loads of tension and some much-needed humor.

This Poppy was knit in 2007 out of many, many oddballs of Rowan Kid Classic. There is single crochet along the neckline and bottom edge. The bottom edge was worked a bit too snugly and I believe when I finished the sweater it was too snug on me overall and I never wore it. Until today! I've probably lost a bit of weight since then or like my sweaters slimmer. It's also a very warm sweater. I'll never be able to wear it to work because I'd have to pull it off and on all day long.